WHA game summary from February 2, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Quebec Nordiques (24-18-4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
|  New England Whalers (23-15-6) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | QUE, | Real Cloutier 43 (Bob Fitchner), 4:13 | 
| NE , | Mark Howe 29 (Dave Inkpen, Gordie Roberts), 11:27 | |
| 3: | NE , | George Lyle 7 (Warren Miller, Andre Lacroix), 7:05 | 
| NE , | George Lyle 8 (Dave Keon, John McKenzie), 7:28 | |
| NE , | Mark Howe 30 (Rick Ley), 15:22 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Fitchner, QUE 13:06 | |
| Dave Keon, NE 14:52 | ||
| Garry Lariviere, QUE 14:52 | ||
| Garry Lariviere, QUE 19:40 | ||
| 2: | Alan Hangsleben, NE 3:06 | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: QUE: 6 minutes
              NE : 4 minutes
| QUE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Cloutier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Fitchner | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Garry Lariviere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Lyle | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Howe | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Keon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Lacroix | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Warren Miller | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Ley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Roberts | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Inkpen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John McKenzie | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alan Hangsleben | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: QUE:  6-12- 8-26
       NE : 23-10-19-52
Goalies: QUE: Jim Corsi (L, 12-10-1)
         NE : Al Smith (W, 13-7-2)
Attendance: 7,892
 
 